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Topeka outlines snow plan, launches public plow-tracking map after recent storm
Summary
Public works staff reviewed Topeka’s winter operations, including pretreatment of 581 lane miles and new public plow-tracking map showing near-real-time plow routes; council members asked about the 6-inch threshold for residential clearing and school coordination.
Tony Shower, deputy director of public works, and Jason Tryon, interim director of public works, briefed the Topeka City Council on the city’s snow-response procedures, saying crews run two 12-hour shifts during events and pretreat bridges, arterials and collector routes when conditions permit.
Shower described the city’s 14 snow zones and said pretreatment covers 581 lane miles; he gave the recent pretreatment example of 5,750…
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